Section 2.2 How Minerals Form

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Vocabulary

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Solution: a mixture in which one substance dissolves in

Vein: a narrow channel or slab of a mineral that is much different from the surrounding rock

Outline

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Processes that Form Minerals

• crystallization of melted minerals
• crystallization of materials dissolved in water

Minerals from Magma

• minerals from surface
• minerals from beneath the ground

Minerals from Hot Water Solutions

• solution
• vein

Minerals formed by Evaporation

• gypsum
• calcite crystals

Where Minerals are Found

• all over the world